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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 121.394 

§ 121.391(a), the certificate holder must 
ensure that a person who is qualified in 
the emergency evacuation procedures 
for the airplane, as required in § 121.417, 
and who is identified to the passengers, 
remains: 

(1) On board the airplane; or 
(2) Nearby the airplane, in a position 

to adequately monitor passenger safe-
ty, and: 

(i) The airplane engines are shut 

down; and 

(ii) At least one floor level exit re-

mains open to provide for the 
deplaning of passengers. 

(b) On each airplane for which flight 

attendants are required by § 121.391(a), 
but the number of flight attendants re-
maining on board is fewer than re-
quired by § 121.391(a), the certificate 
holder must meet the following re-
quirements: 

(1) The certificate holder shall ensure 

that: 

(i) The airplane engines are shut 

down; 

(ii) At least one floor level exit re-

mains open to provide for the 
deplaning of passengers; and 

(iii) the number of flight attendants 

on board is at least half the number re-
quired by § 121.391(a), rounded down to 
the next lower number in the case of 
fractions, but never fewer than one. 

(2) The certificate holder may sub-

stitute for the required flight attend-
ants other persons qualified in the 
emergency evacuation procedures for 
that aircraft as required in § 121.417, if 
these persons are identified to the pas-
sengers. 

(3) If only one flight attendant or 

other qualified person is on board dur-
ing a stop, that flight attendant or 
other qualified person shall be located 
in accordance with the certificate hold-
er’s FAA-approved operating proce-
dures. If more than one flight attend-
ant or other qualified person is on 
board, the flight attendants or other 
qualified persons shall be spaced 
throughout the cabin to provide the 
most effective assistance for the evacu-
ation in case of an emergency. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65934, Dec. 20, 1995] 

§ 121.394 Flight attendant require-

ments during passenger boarding 

and deplaning. 

(a) During passenger boarding, on 

each airplane for which more than one 
flight attendant is required by § 121.391, 
the certificate holder may: 

(1) Reduce the number of required 

flight attendants by one, provided that: 

(i) The flight attendant that leaves 

the aircraft remains within the imme-
diate vicinity of the door through 
which passengers are boarding; 

(ii) The flight attendant that leaves 

the aircraft only conducts safety duties 
related to the flight being boarded; 

(iii) The airplane engines are shut 

down; and 

(iv) At least one floor level exit re-

mains open to provide for passenger 
egress; or 

(2) Substitute a pilot or flight engi-

neer employed by the certificate holder 
and trained and qualified on that type 
airplane for one flight attendant, pro-
vided the certificate holder— 

(i) Describes in the manual required 

by § 121.133: 

(A) The necessary functions to be 

performed by the substitute pilot or 
flight engineer in an emergency, to in-
clude a situation requiring an emer-
gency evacuation. The certificate hold-
er must show those functions are real-
istic, can be practically accomplished, 
and will meet any reasonably antici-
pated emergency; and 

(B) How other regulatory functions 

performed by a flight attendant will be 
accomplished by the substitute pilot or 
flight engineer on the airplane. 

(ii) Ensures that the following re-

quirements are met: 

(A) The substitute pilot or flight en-

gineer is not assigned to operate the 
flight for which that person is sub-
stituting for a required flight attend-
ant. 

(B) The substitute pilot or flight en-

gineer is trained in all assigned flight 
attendant duties regarding passenger 
handling. 

(C) The substitute pilot or flight en-

gineer meets the emergency training 
requirements for flight attendants in 
evacuation management and evacu-
ation commands, as appropriate, and 
frequency of performance drills regard-
ing operation of exits in the normal 

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§ 121.400 

and emergency modes on that type air-
craft. 

(D) The substitute pilot or flight en-

gineer is in possession of all items re-
quired for duty. 

(E) The substitute pilot or flight en-

gineer is located in the passenger 
cabin. 

(F) The substitute pilot or flight en-

gineer is identified to the passengers. 

(G) The substitution of a pilot or 

flight engineer for a required flight at-
tendant does not interfere with the 
safe operation of the flight. 

(H) The airplane engines are shut 

down. 

(I) At least one floor-level exit re-

mains open to provide for passenger 
egress. 

(b) During passenger deplaning, on 

each airplane for which more than one 
flight attendant is required by § 121.391, 
the certificate holder may reduce the 
number of flight attendants required 
by that paragraph provided: 

(1) The airplane engines are shut 

down; 

(2) At least one floor level exit re-

mains open to provide for passenger 
egress; and 

(3) The number of flight attendants 

on board is at least half the number re-
quired by § 121.391, rounded down to the 
next lower number in the case of frac-
tions, but never fewer than one. 

(c) If only one flight attendant is on 

the airplane during passenger boarding 
or deplaning, that flight attendant 
must be located in accordance with the 
certificate holder’s FAA-approved op-
erating procedures. If more than one 
flight attendant is on the airplane dur-
ing passenger boarding or deplaning, 
the flight attendants must be evenly 
distributed throughout the airplane 
cabin, in the vicinity of the floor-level 
exits, to provide the most effective as-
sistance in the event of an emergency. 

(d) The time spent by any crew-

member conducting passenger boarding 
or deplaning duties is considered duty 
time. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2009–0022, 75 FR 68198, Nov. 5, 
2010] 

§ 121.395 Aircraft dispatcher: Domestic 

and flag operations. 

Each certificate holder conducting 

domestic or flag operations shall pro-

vide enough qualified aircraft dis-
patchers at each dispatch center to en-
sure proper operational control of each 
flight. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 61 FR 2611, Jan. 26, 1996] 

§ 121.397 Emergency and emergency 

evacuation duties. 

(a) Each certificate holder shall, for 

each type and model of airplane, as-
signed to each category of required 
crewmember, as appropriate, the nec-
essary functions to be performed in an 
emergency or a situation requiring 
emergency evacuation. The certificate 
holder shall show those functions are 
realistic, can be practically accom-
plished, and will meet any reasonably 
anticipated emergency including the 
possible incapacitation of individual 
crewmembers or their inability to 
reach the passenger cabin because of 
shifting cargo in combination cargo- 
passenger airplanes. 

(b) The certificate holder shall de-

scribe in its manual the functions of 
each category of required crew-
members under paragraph (a) of this 
section. 

[Doc. No. 2033, 30 FR 3206, Mar. 9, 1965, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–7, 30 FR 6727, May 18, 
1965] 

Subpart N—Training Program 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 9509, 35 FR 90, Jan. 3, 

1970, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 121.400 Applicability and terms used. 

(a) This subpart prescribes the re-

quirements applicable to each certifi-
cate holder for establishing and main-
taining a training program for crew-
members, aircraft dispatchers, and 
other operations personnel, and for the 
approval and use of flight simulation 
training devices and training equip-
ment in the conduct of the program. 

(b) For the purpose of this subpart, 

airplane groups are as follows: 

(1) 

Group I. 

Propeller driven, includ-

ing— 

(i) Reciprocating powered; and 
(ii) Turbopropeller powered. 
(2) 

Group II. 

Turbojet powered. 

(c) For the purpose of this subpart, 

the following terms and definitions 
apply: